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Familial poikylodermic cutaneous amyloidosis
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 18, Number 3, 289-91, May-June 2008, Genes and skin
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Author(s) : Lourdes Pardo Arranz, Pilar Escalonilla García-Patos, Concepción Román Curto, Susana Blanco Barrios, Emilia Fernández López, Pablo de Unamuno Pérez
Summary : Among the less common variants of primary cutaneous amyloidosis are both the poikylodermic and the familial types. The case of two sisters of thirteen and seventeen years old with extensive asymptomatic lesions with a poikylodermic aspect is reported. The girls’ father was also affected and a paternal aunt had consulted at our department some years previously for similar lesions. Thus a new case of familial cutaneous amyloidosis with an autosomal dominant hereditary pattern is described. The possible relationship between multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2A) and familial cutaneous amyloidosis is discussed.
Keywords : familial amyloidosis, genodermatosis, poikylodermic amyloidosis, primary cutaneous amyloidosis

Familial poikylodermic cutaneous amyloidosis